CRIM 100 Chapter 6: Oversight and Professionalism of Law Enforcement
2 Mar 2017
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The constitution guarantees certain due process rights to those accused of a crime but it lacks specificity regarding the interpretation and application of rights. Influenced by social values, technology, scientific knowledge, and law. Law enforcement code of ethics: professional standards of behavior to which law enforcement officers should aspire. Three internal strategies are used to achieve: rigorous procedure for selecting and training new recruits. Screen out applicants who have psychological, mental, behavioral, or physical characteristics that would render them unqualified: well-developed internal standard of professional behavior, formal strategies for detection and punishment of violations of professional behavior. Formalized comprehensive policies and procedures that prescribe the standards of professional conduct and the discipline for violation: standard operating procedures (sop) manual: a manual that describes the policies that regulate behavior and the performance stands for police officers. May be general policies, such as prohibiting officers from making public statements that discredit the department.
